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Silos Still Standing at the Farm

Date: 11 03 2014
Description: View looking up a two silos.
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Chicken House and Corn Crib at the Farm

Date: 11 03 2014
Description: View across tall grass towards a worn and old chicken coop and corn crib.
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Conservatory at Olbrich Gardens

Date: 11 08 2014
Description: View looking up at a palm tree, and other trees and plants under the glass ceiling of the conservatory.
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Bird Nest

Date: 04 2014
Description: View looking up at last year's bird nest in the bare branches of a tree near a brick building.
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Clouds at Home

Date: 09 02 2014
Description: View looking up towards a bright blue sky and large white clouds through a window. The tops of trees frame the left side and lower edge.
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Abandoned Milkhouse in DeKalb County

Date: 12 25 2014
Description: An abandoned stone and wood milkhouse sitting in tall grass in a field. Farmhouses and farm buildings are in the distance.
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Heating Plant

Date: 01 2014
Description: Two smokestacks of a power plant with clouds of exhaust being released into the sky on a cold day.
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Squirrel at the Door

Date: 02 2014
Description: View through sliding glass door of a gray squirrel sitting on its haunches in the snow looking directly at the viewer.
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Buddhism

Date: 05 2014
Description: Thai statue of "Buddha Seated on Naga." The statue is made from sandstone and is on display at the Chazen Museum.
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Primate Sign at the Vilas Zoo

Date: 10 27 2014
Description: A painted sign at the zoo featuring various primates with their arms spread out wide. Behind the sign are trees and a building.
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Underpass

Date: 01 2014
Description: Smokestacks rising over a short underpass, billowing exhaust. Snow is covering the side of the pass and the ground on the other side.
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Ruins on the Ice Age Trail

Date: 06 2014
Description: View up hill towards the ruins of a large stone house near Indian Lake. Trees and bushes surround the remains of the building.
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A Tropical Rainforest

Date: 07 2014
Description: Brugmansia are blooming on large bushes among plants and trees along a brick path in the Bolz Conservatory at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens.
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Bernie's Beach on Monona Bay

Date: 08 20 2014
Description: View of Monona Bay. Grass and trees are growing along the shoreline. Downtown Madison, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, is on the opposite shoreline.
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Sun Studio in Memphis

Date: 12 22 2014
Description: A red and blue neon sign in a window with Venetian blinds reads: "Memphis Recording Service." Behind the window is a cardboard cutout of three men leaning ...
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House in Town

Date: 01 2014
Description: View across snow-covered ground, towards the photographer'shouse with a front deck. The winter landscape includes a wood fence and tree on the left.
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John Muir's Tracks

Date: 04 2014
Description: View of the display case of John Muir's mechanical clock desk, which is on the ground floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Pier on Lake Monona

Date: 09 16 2014
Description: View from shoreline towards a small wooden pier on Lake Monona. Homes and buildings and a water tower are among trees on the opposite shoreline. There is a...
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Leaving the Cafe After Visiting the Zoo

Date: 09 18 2014
Description: View of flowers and vines growing along the walls of ZuZu Cafe. A trellis is in a corner, supporting thick vines dotted with pick trumpet-shaped flowers. B...
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Monona Bay in Autumn

Date: 10 16 2014
Description: View down shoreline towards the branch of a tree leaning over the water of Monona Bay. There are large rocks in the water along the shoreline. American Coo...

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